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Using Wireless keyboard and Mouse with Ubuntu Gutsy

The wireless keyboard and Mouse that I use are BenQ, ‘BenQ IM230 Wireless Media Desktop Companion’ package. It’s designed to work under Windows 2000, ME and XP. The price is at about Rp 290.000 (31 US$).

Package contents:

BenQ IM230 wireless keyboard

BenQ IM230 wireless optical mouse

Wireless receiver

AA Alkaline batteries (4 each)

User’s guide

Internet Hot Keys:

Email: launch default email program

My Home: launch default web browser

Search: launch the file search or web search window

Refresh: refresh current page

Next: Go to the next web page

Previous: Go to the previous web page

Media Console Hot keys:

Volume down

Mute

Volume Up

Previous track

Next track

Stop

Play/Pause

Establishing Wireless Connection with Ubuntu Gutsy

I just can’t believe, because when I tried at the store, the technician need to press the CONNECT button at the receiver, wait until the indicator light start to blink and then he reset both mouse and keyboard within 10 seconds before it can connect.

When I plug the Wireless Receiver’s USB cable into my USB port, Gutsy recognize it in 2 seconds then I can operate both the Keyboard and Mouse directly and smoothly. I still can operate it in 3 meter range.

I have the ACER aspire 4820T that comes with bluetooth inbuilt. I have the Microsoft bluetooth mouse 5000. I have always been using it with no problems. Suddenly it stopped working.

As usual, I thought I can just re-installing it by using the pairing function under the bluetooth panel “Add a device”. Best part is the wizard just keeps going and never stops. My mouse is already in pairing mode.

Next check under devices/printers and believe it or not, it appears as indicated. However under the bluetooth control panel (Show Bluetooth devices), no mouse. In the devices & printers panel, the mouse shows up.

I cannot use the mouse or do a manual installation.

I have also tried to upgrade the drivers for the bluetooth and still not working. Tried the mouse with another computer and no problem. Can anybody advise how to do a reset of the bluetooth module or settings?

Short of a complete reinstallation of win 7 (which I hope to avoid just for one mouse), I have run out of ideas.

Hope somebody can render any insight as to how to resolve the issue.

Durden, did you contact Acer support about this? I tried to but they just blame the mouse and software? Any luck on your side?